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路断人稀 — “Roads are cut off and people are scarce”

路断人稀 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Roads are cut off and people are scarce”. Describing a severe disaster or danger that leads to a desolate and deserted environment with few or no pedestrians. Literally, “roads cut, people scarce”.

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路断人稀 Pronunciation and Pinyin

路断人稀 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
路
lù13road, path, way, route
断
duàn11break, stop, decide
人
rén2human being, person
稀
xī12sparse, rare, dilute

Example Sentence with 路断人稀

那场洪水过后,村庄变得路断人稀,往日的热闹景象已不复存在。
After the flood, the village became desolate with roads cut off and people scarce; the bustling scene of former days was no longer there.

Idioms Related to 路断人稀

Synonyms of 路断人稀

  • lù路jué绝rén人xī稀remote and sparsely populated

More idioms starting with 路

  • lù路bù不shí拾yí遗no one picks up lost articles on the road
  • lù路rén人jiē皆zhī知known to all
  • lù路sǒu叟zhī之yōu忧hardships and worries of common people
  • lù路wú无shí拾yí遗high public integrity
  • lù路liǔ柳qiáng墙huā花prostitutes or women of pleasure
  • lù路jiàn见bù不píng平intervene when seeing an injustice
  • lù路jiàn见bù不píng平,,bá拔dāo刀xiāng相zhù助help those being wronged
  • lù路jiàn见bù不píng平,,bá拔dāo刀xiāng相jiù救champion the cause of the weak
  • lù路jiàn见bù不píng平,,bá拔jiàn剑xiāng相wèi为champion justice and help the wronged
  • lù路jiàn见bù不píng平,,bá拔jiàn剑xiāng相zhù助Right wrongs and aid the oppressed
  • lù路yuǎn远tiáo迢tiáo迢a long and distant journey

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Questions about 路断人稀

What does 路断人稀 mean?

路断人稀 (lù duàn rén xī) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Roads are cut off and people are scarce”.

How do you pronounce 路断人稀?

路断人稀 is pronounced lù duàn rén xī in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 路断人稀 literally mean?

Literally, 路断人稀 means “roads cut, people scarce”. It is used to mean “Roads are cut off and people are scarce”.

What is the Chinese definition of 路断人稀?

路被隔断,行人稀少。形容某种灾害严重,以致路无行人。

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